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The morning of September 11, 2001, created new challenges for our nation to protect its borders, its infrastructure, and most importantly, its citizens.
Catalyst Partners is unsurpassed in its understanding of the issues affecting the homeland security environment. Our partners include former senior staff from Capitol Hill, leadership from the US Department of Homeland Security, experts on critical infrastructure and emergency management and successful business leaders from the private sector. Businesses — as well as associations, universities, and local governments — have sought out the expertise of Catalyst Partners because we are uniquely positioned to help others navigate the complex and ever-growing homeland security and defense arenas.
Our Homeland Security and Defense Practice encompasses a full range of service areas concerning policies, programs and procurements for various homeland security matters. We also work with defense contractors, systems integrators and other industry leaders who have products and services that play a role in the homeland security realm. Whether it is informing Homeland Security officials of their decisions’ impact on the industry or helping clients find new business opportunities in this emerging arena, Catalyst Partners always works to achieve concrete, proven results for our clients.
Catalyst Partners believes in rolling up our sleeves and doing what needs to be done for our clients to achieve success in the homeland arena.
Latest Blog Posts
David Olive - May 10, 2013
Yesterday, the House Homeland Security Committee held the first in what will likely be a series of hearings on the Boston Marathon bombing. Other congressional committees will want to hold separate (and probably duplicative) hearings on the tragic event as well. As I (and others) have written before, in an era when all federal agencies are being forced to cut programs and spending, it would behoove Congress to lead by example and consolidate its oversight, per the 9/11 Commission’s advice offered nearly a decade ago.
Vance Taylor - May 2, 2013
In an era of diminished budgets and vanishing security grants, a recent break in at the Carters Lake Water Treatment Plant in Georgia highlights how the federal government is leaving small water systems, and the communities they serve, hanging in the wind. I’m not suggesting DHS throw obscene amounts of money at rural water systems, but I would argue that these systems can make major strides with small amounts of money.
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